20 Spanish Baroque Pieces by Gaspar Sanz. (Arranged for Uke). By Rob MacKillop. For Ukulele (Soprano). Solos. Spanish. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.22128BCD).
ISBN 9780786683321. Spanish. 8.75" x 11.75" inches.
Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) is the most famous baroque-period guitarist. His works are tuneful and memorable, with fiery cross-rhythms and cascading scale passages. He published three books of guitar music. The baroque guitar could be viewed as a close relative of the ukulele. Indeed, the two instruments have much in common. The smaller four-course guitar actually had the same tuning as the ukulele, for example, although it was largely double-strung. Sanz enjoyed playing scales in the campanella style, with the notes of a scale set out on different strings, sonically overlapping slightly in the style of little bells. This is a technique the ukulele excels at, and is used to good effect in these arrangements. Sanz' music for baroque guitar transfers exceptionally well to the uke, as these arrangements demonstrate. It is hoped that this repertoire will bring a refreshing addition to the repertoire of the ukulele, just as the little instrument can bring a freshness to these old but lively pieces.

Bach for the Banjo by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by John Bullard. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Baroque. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.22121).
ISBN 9780786682164. Baroque. 8.75" x 11.75" inches.
Bach for the Banjo is a collection of some of Bach's best-known pieces transcribed for the five-string banjo. Several pieces appear in tablature for banjo with a second part for guitar: Inventions 1, 8, 13, and 14; March; Minuet in G; Polonaise in G minor; Minuet in G minor; and Musette. Others appear in notation and tablature for solo banjo: Prelude from Partita No.III for Solo Violin; Bouree II from Suite IV for Solo Cello; Menuets I & II from Suite II for Solo Cello; Courante from Suite I for Solo Cello; Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No.III for Solo Violin; and Prelude from Suite I for Solo Cello. Finally, Bauerntanz is offered as a banjo duet in tablature only. These transcriptions are taken from the recordings "The Classical Banjo" and "Bach on the Banjo" which take Bach's classic pieces to new heights.

Baroque Music For Mandolin Book/CD Set by Robert Bancalari. For Mandolin. Solos. Baroque. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99150BCD).
ISBN 9780786657377. Baroque. 8.5x11 inches.
A collection of 17th and 18th century music transcribed for solo mandolin with selections from Couperin, Handel, Baltzer, Biber, Reusner, Marais, Gallot, Rameau, Weiss, Torelli, Telemann, Pachelbel and Vivaldi; 25 in all. All pieces are in standard notation and TAB. A companion CD for listening is included for ten of the songs.